Is Market Bosworth, Leicestershire a nice place to live?

Is Market Bosworth a nice place to live or is Market Bosworth a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Market Bosworth meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Market Bosworth?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Market Bosworth. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Market Bosworth. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone	25391
2	Hinckley De Montfort	21827
3	Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston	21515
4	Hinckley Clarendon	20318
5	Ibstock East	18573
6	Ratby, Bagworth and Thornton	17577
7	Barwell	16460
8	Hinckley Trinity	16118
9	Sence Valley	16069
10	Ibstock West	12920

Is Market Bosworth a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Market Bosworth, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Market Bosworth residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority	%
Blaby	4.19
Hinckley and Bosworth (Market Bosworth)	4.72
North West Leicestershire	4.81
Nuneaton and Bedworth	5.88

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Market Bosworth. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Market Bosworth. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone (Best)	28103
2	Ratby, Bagworth and Thornton	25127
3	Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston	24049
4	Hinckley De Montfort	21008
5	Hinckley Clarendon	20585
6	Ibstock West	19937
7	Sence Valley	19466
8	Ibstock East	18214
9	Barwell	17662
10	Hinckley Trinity (Worst)	15003

Is Market Bosworth rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Market Bosworth. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone	28267
2	Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston	24370
3	Hinckley De Montfort	22943
4	Ratby, Bagworth and Thornton	22649
5	Hinckley Clarendon	19700
6	Sence Valley	18890
7	Ibstock West	18695
8	Ibstock East	18137
9	Barwell	16014
10	Hinckley Trinity	15661

How affordable are the rents in Market Bosworth?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Market Bosworth rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Leicestershire.

Beds	Hinckley and Bosworth	Leicestershire
1	£450	£495
2	£625	£625
3	£750	£750
4	£1000	£1100

How much can I earn in Market Bosworth per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Market Bosworth, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Market Bosworth's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	North West Leicestershire	£690.00
2	Blaby	£689.90
3	Hinckley and Bosworth (Market Bosworth)	£655.20
4	Nuneaton and Bedworth	£592.80

So, is Market Bosworth a nice place to live?

* Probably.